Sonia Appasamy

Sonia Appasamy is a proficient software engineer and technical professional with extensive experience spanning various roles. Currently serving as a Member of Technical Staff at Tailscale since November 2020, Sonia previously contributed as a Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Cornell University, where involvement as a Computer Vision Research Assistant focused on developing models for runway fashion analysis. Additional roles at Cornell included Student Technology Assistant and Teaching Assistant for functional programming, alongside co-founding Hack4Impact's Cornell chapter to promote open-source software development for non-profits. Experience also encompasses positions at Johnson & Johnson, Palantir Technologies as an intern, and several engineering roles addressing community needs.